Toorak Collegian Grants Program

Introduced in 2016, the Toorak Collegians Grants program exists to encourage and foster entrepreneurship, innovation and creative endeavour in the Collegian Community. Projects can be in The Arts, Sports, Science, Community or Charity. Support can be in the form of a financial contribution up to $1000 and also other forms of assistance utilising the Collegians vast network of knowledge, experience and contacts. Applications for the Grant are now open and Collegians can submit information about their project for consideration at any time of the year. For more information, email collegians@toorakc.vic.edu.au or visit www.toorakcollege.vic.edu.au/collegiangrants

2020 GRANTS RECIPIENTS

Paige Harris (TC'11)

Paige has developed the Transpire Online Meditation Program which launched in March of 2021. Through this program, members can participate in live online guided meditation sessions. The aim is to provide support and healing to the community, to help members reach a deeper state of harmony and connection, and encourage them to explore life and all of their challenges with curiosity, self-empowerment and acceptance. The program has already received encouraging feedback from members about the positive impact this program is having on their lives. www.amavi.com.au

Emily Westmoreland (TC'10)

Emily is a writer and bookseller who has previously been involved in several literary ventures. Along with Celeste Deliyiannis, last year Emily established the PENinsula Literary Journal to be an annual publication which will showcase writing and landscape photography from the Mornington Peninsula. The aim of the journal is to create a local community of writers and to be a space that supports emerging local writers and creates visibility for the Mornington Peninsula's artistic community.

The first Issue was published in December 2020 and is a blend of nature writing, personal essays, short fiction and local landscape photography. It features 12 local writers and 8 local photographers, two of which are Toorak Collegians – Kate Sears (TC'08) and Danielle Binks (TC'05).

Copies are available to purchase from Farrell’s, Antipodes, Rosebud Book Barn, Page 8 and online via www.peninsulaliteraryjournal.com

Sally Ingleton (TC'72)

Sally is one of Australia’s most experienced documentary filmmakers, making programs across multiple genres for television networks around the world. After leaving Toorak College, Sally went to the University of Melbourne and completed a Bachelor of Arts and then a Diploma of Education. She later undertook a year of postgraduate studies at the Swinburne School of Film and TV and for the past 35 years has been an active member of the Australian screen industry. Sally and her company, 360 Degree Films, are based in Darwin.

Sally’s most recent project is a feature documentary called WILD THINGS which is about a year on the frontline of environmental activism in Australia. The film has been screening in cinemas around Australia during February and March 2021 and is now available to schools and community environmental groups that are interested in climate action.